Nomadix Access Gateways User Manual page 242

Authentication
Internal User Database
MAC
Authorization Table
Internal User Database
The Authentication module is responsible for ensuring that when subscribers log in to the
system they are correctly identified. It can identify subscribers in many different ways. For
example:
Based on their hardware (MAC) address.
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By validating their user name and password.
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By looking up subscribers on a local (flash) database.
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By looking up subscribers on a remote database.
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The Authentication module can support user name and MAC address
authentication simultaneously.
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Subscriber Login
Internal Web Server
(on flash for login pages) (for login & portal pages)
Credit Card Server
PMS System
Billing Mirror Server(s)
Billing
Subscriber Management
External Web Server
Internal Accounting Log (AAA)
Accounting
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Internal Web Management Interface
The Subscriber Interface
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